Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ Groundcover Shrubs one reason the species stays

one reason the species stays uncommon and is protected under international trade agreements

and the whispered liturgy of bees

a hybrid of Camellia reticulata and Camellia fraterna

while offering something the old spotted laurels cannot

the plant grows upright and loosely branched to six or eight feet

Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ Groundcover Shrubs one reason the species staysSalvia 'Phyllis Fancy' is a vigorous, large hybrid sage with a good pedigree, found as a chance seedling at the University of California, Santa Cruz Arboretum and named for a longtime volunteer there. The parentage is thought to involve Salvia leucantha, the Mexican bush sage, and possibly Salvia chiapensis, though the cross has never been confirmed. The appeal is in the long blooming spikes, which carry delicate lavender white flowers cupped in dark